COVID-19 in Latin America, perspectives from young scientists webinar report
On 14 May 2020, members of the GYA organised a webinar in Spanish titled “COVID-19 in Latin America, perspectives from young scientists”. This event brought together six Latin American natural scientists – all members of the GYA – to discuss with the general public their perspectives on this crisis. Moderated by Felix Moronta (International Centre […]
Women in Science working group publishes advice for COVID-19 lockdown
The GYA Women in Science Working Group have published a paper on “GYA Women in Science stay and work from home: How might we make Covid-19 lockdown work for us?“. This publication shares working group members’ inspiring experiences on how they deal with the current challenging times balancing work and family responsibilities, while working hard […]
GYA now an Affiliate Member of the International Science Council
On 21 April 2020, the International Science Council (ISC) officially welcomed the GYA to its ranks as an Affiliate Member. The GYA now stands together with over 170 international scientific unions and associations, as well as national and regional scientific organizations, including academies and research councils, forming the only international NGO that brings together the […]
Global Young Academy is part of a global group of science academies releasing COVID-19 statement
Since 2005, the National Science Academies of the G7 countries, sometimes in cooperation with other relevant countries, have met annually to develop policy recommendations to be delivered to the leaders of each country. In 2012, when 15 academies met in Washington, they decided to use the term GScience for the group because the issues addressed […]
COVID-19 primer from GYA Executive Committee member Sandra Lopez-Verges
The COVID-19 virus is on everybody’s mind these days. To help make sense of the situation, we reached out to GYA Executive Committee member Sandra Lopez-Verges (Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies, Panama), who is a microbiologist/virologist. Question: What is your position, and what does your organization do? Sandra: I’m a Senior Health Researcher […]